People v. Jagopat

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Linakis, J.), rendered July 9, 1993, convicting him of assault in the first degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings pursuant to CPL 460.50 (5).

There is no merit to the defendant’s claim that reversible error took place when the trial court examined a prosecution witness. The court is entitled to question witnesses to clarify confusing testimony and to facilitate the orderly and…